Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Pakistan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC code	PAK
NOC	Pakistan Olympic Association
in Sapporo and Obihiro 19–26 February
Competitors	12 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Asian Winter Games appearances
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Pakistan competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from 19 to 26 February. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The country competed in one sport (two disciplines). ^[5]

The Pakistani team consisted of 12 athletes (8 men and 4 women). ^[6] This will be the first winter continental or global multi-sporting event in which Pakistan's team consists of women. ^[7]

Competitors

The following table lists the Pakistani delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	4	0	4
Total	8	4	12

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Pakistan's alpine skiing squad consists of athletes (8 men and 4 women). ^[8] The team is led by 2014 Winter Olympics participant Muhammad Karim. ^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zahid Abbas	Giant slalom	1:31.89	32	1:32.07	28	3:03.96	28
	Slalom	1:08.01	25	DNF
Waqas Azam	Giant slalom	1:25.23	29	1:28.20	26	2:53.43	25
	Slalom	1:07.85	24	1:11.84	21	2:19.69	21
Muhammad Karim	Giant slalom	1:15.29	15	DNF
	Slalom	DNF
Mir Nawaz	Giant slalom	DNF
	Slalom	1:00.21	18	1:02.93	13	2:03.14	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fatima Sohail	Giant slalom	2:01.96	24	1:59.90	23	4:01.86	23
	Slalom	1:35.53	27	1:49.85	23	3:25.38	23
Zainab Sohail	Giant slalom	2:09.15	26	2:02.53	24	4:11.68	24
	Slalom	DNF
Ifrah Wali	Giant slalom	1:52.99	23	1:49.40	21	3:42.39	21
	Slalom	1:22.35	25	1:31.24	20	2:53.59	21
Umama Wali	Giant slalom	DNF
	Slalom	1:38.61	28	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Pakistan's cross-country skiing team consists of four male athletes. ^[9]

Men

• Fazal Haq
• Imran Khan
• Ishaq Khan
• Muhammad Zubair

See also

• Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

References

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3. Raheel, Natasha (16 November 2016). "Skiing: Four int'l events planned for season". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
4. "Pakistan skiers in Sapporo Asian Winter Games". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
5. "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
6. "Pakistan to host 16 ski races". Dawn . Karachi, Pakistan. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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8. Raheel, Natasha (30 January 2017). "Ifrah Wali makes Pakistan proud". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
9. Raheel, Natasha (11 February 2017). "Jan dominates as Army clinch ski championship". The Express Tribune . Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 11 February 2017.